Christmas morning. Once again I have woken long before my kids. I wake up early every single day, even after staying up late to prepare the gifts under the tree. Its a lot of work in my house to hide presents as my daughter Simone is as Annabella calls her, Columbo with her detective skills looking for presents. So I wait with anticipation for everyone to wake up as I know its going to be a great Christmas here. Recently I was thinking about my parents and all the work they would have to go through to prepare Christmas morning for my brothers and sisters and I. There are six of us with me being the youngest and knowing now all the stress and pressure to get that right gift and so on. My dad did a lot of that stuff as mom didnt work as she was a stay at home mom. And now me with three kids of my own and both Annabella and I working and still feeling that stress of money and time, I can understand now the emotions my parents may have felt. I had many great Christmas when I was a kid. I was fortunate enough to get some things I had asked Santa for. I like to think I was appreciative but I really dont know, I was just a kid. Looking back all these years later, I can sure appreciate now what my parents, and my dad especially had to endure to make Christmas satisfying for all of us. My parents left this physical world many years ago. Long before I could thank them for all their efforts and caring. And for passing on the ability to sneak around my kids to make their Christmas hopefully satisfying as well. For myself, I understand all too well the struggles financially and the want for my kids to have that one great day out of the year. Im very grateful to be in a good position now in life that I do not take for granted. I know its not that way for many other people. Hopefully the new year will bring better days for those in need and want to make positive change. And I hope everyone has the best Christmas they possibly can. And to my parents; as late as this is, thank-you for all you did then so I can pass it on now...
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 12:10:15 +0000
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